Container for tooth powder



Jan. 21, 1930. w. F. CHAPPELLE 1,744,260

CONTAINER FOR TOOTH POWDER Filed Nov. 18, 1927 i U thin evenly-distri Patented Jan. 21, 1930 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER I. CHAPPELLE, O]? BUFFALO, NEW YORK CONTAINER FOR TOOTH POWDER Application med November is, 1927. Serial No. 234,135.

of a tooth brush are adapted to be inserted for taking up the necessary quantity of powder without waste and with assurance that no portion of the powder will be spread 1 tion thereof distributed onto the washstand or other surrounding parts. 7

Another object of my invention is to provide a container having sertion of the bristles ot a tooth brush therethrough and which is so constructed that the tooth powder within the'container, re ardless of the quantity remaining therein wi 1, upon tilting the container, be delivered beneath the opening so that thebru'sh will be conveniently accessible to a comparatively thin layerof tooth powder.

provision of a container having anselongated opening therein conformlng to the outlinejof the head of a tooth brush, so that the bristles of a brush can be conveniently inserted through the opening toltake upthe necessary quantity of tooth' powder without wasting- .g any of the same. I

A further object ofmyinventionlis ithe; production of a containerfifor tooth powderhaving an opening therein and inwhichfpro- I the opening so that the moistened ristles of a tooth brush inserted through' said opening will take up an even or substantially even layer of the powder. i i '40 A further object of my invention is'to provide a container for tooth powder having different dimensions in different directions and an opening above the space therein of least dimension for the insertion of the ('5 bristles of 'a tooth brush, and wherein provionto the surface of thecontainer nor any por- I an opening for in sion is made for taking up the necessary quantity of powder with a tooth brush without 1n any manner moistening the remainmg powder within the container.

A still. further object of my invention is to provide a container with an opening for the lnsert-ion therethrough of a tooth brush, and

in which provision is made for arranging a comparat vely thin layer of tooth powder underneath said opening and for preventing the powder from moving away from the I region of said opening.

Y A still further object of my invention is to provide a container for tooth powder in which the top and bottom walls are closely spaced 6o apart v compared to the remaining opposite walls of the container, and in whlch an elongated opening is provided and arranged transversely in said top wall near one end of the container, and a powder-holding pocket provided underneath said opening; also I wherein a cover is provided to engage the A further object of my invention is the powder'within said pocket for the purpose cessible to atooth brush passed through said opening when the cover thereof is opened.

With the above and other objects in view to appear hereinafter, the invention consists in the'novel features of construction and in the -arrang'ement and combination of parts to "be hereinafter described and more particularelIypointedout in the subjoined claims.

vision is madefor resenting a comparatively hated layer of J owder. to v In thedrawingsr Fig. 1 is a top view of a container constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section proj ected.f10m and taken ,on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

. Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the position in which it is used and havin the 5 cover or closure 'of the container opened.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the body of the container, the cover or closure being re moved. a

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cover.

A cover or closure 14 provided WlllCll.

- Fig. (Sis a longitudinal section through that end of the container having the openin therein, the cover being shown slightly modified in construction.

The reference numeral 6 designates the easing or body ortion of the container, which is dimensions in difirent directions; the top and bottom walls more closely a preaching each other than'the opposite si e or edge walls and the end walls.

- At orv near one end of the casin or body portion 6 an opening 11 is formed in the top wall 7; this opening being transversely elongated and prefer-ab y havmg its ends rounded, as at 12. At the edge of the opening 11 a continuous wall 13 is provided, this wall continuing around the opening and extending downwardly or inwardly into the casing in the form of an apron and serving to prevent powder within the casing escaping throu h the opening when the casing is set i or when tilted.

has opposite ends curved downwardly, as at 15, to conform to the curved side or edge walls of the casing, and the portion thereof between said curved ends is flat so as to lie in contact with the fiat top wall of said casing. One end of said cover is hinged to one of the rounded edges of the casing, as at 16, and its other end is ada ted for snap connection with the other roun ed edge of said casing, and for this purpose said last-mentioned rounded edge is provided with a ridge or nub 17 and the cover with a groove or depression 18 adapted to receive said ridge or nub. The cover may, however, be otherwise attached to the container, if desired.

The flat portion of said cover is provided with means to engage the tooth powder within the box for the purpose of roviding a comparatively thin evenly-distri uted layer of tooth powder directly underneath the opening 12 and for this purpose a depression 19 is formed in said cover, said depression being of trough-like formation conforming to the outline of the o ning in said casing and the apron or depen ing wall 13 extending into the casing from the edge ofsald opening, so thatwhen closing the cover, this depressed rtion, so formed, will extend into the casing be 0nd the inner edge of said apron or depen 'n wall. More particularly described, the depression is o trough-like formation and has parallel side walls 20 connected together and a flat bottom wall 22 which, when the cover is closed, is in close relation to the bottom wall of the casing.

The free or unhinged end of this cover is y rounded end walls- 21.

slightly resilient so that when closing the cover, said free end will sna over the ridge 0r. nub 17 on the casing and keep the cover in close position. In order to open the cover, it is necessary to take hold of the free end or terminal of the cover and force the latter upwardly. When the casing is filled with powder, the closing of the cover will cause the powder directly beneath the opening to be packed and evenly distributed, and as the powder becomes consumed it is only necessary to tilt the container with a view of causing the-powder to move toward the end thereof having the opening, and when closin the cover this powder will be evenly distri uted underneath the opening.

The depression in the cover is comparatively deep and extends well into the casing or body portion of the container, thus serving as means to provide a comparatively thin evenlydistributed layer of powder directly beneath the opening at all times. When the cover is opened, a tooth brush 23 positioned at right angles to the length of the container and having the head, or more particularl the bristles 24 thereof, previously moistene will, when inserted through the opening, come in contact with the surface of the comparatively thin layer of powder packed underneath the opening and take up the required quantity of powder without moistening any of, the powder remaining within the container and without in any manner distributing any of the powder, thus guarding against untidy slurroundings and particularly waste of pow- If desired, the bottom wall 8 may have a transverse head or flange 25 formed thereon, or otherwise arranged, either integral therewith or attached thereto so as to extend upwardly a distance from the bottom and from a pocket 26 directly underneath the opening 11, and more particularly underneath the bottom wall 22 of the cover. When the powder within the casing gradually becomes consumed, the powder remaining may be placed within said pocket by tilting the casing so as to cause the powder to move into the pocket and provide the necessary quantity of pow-- der at this region, regardless of whether the remainder of the casing is empty. This head or flange serves also as an abutment for the powder so that, when closing the cover, the powder cannot be crowded into the vacant portion of the casing at the opposite side of the abutment. Certain kinds of powder, such as used for special treatment of teeth, will pack without displacement of the particles laterally and it would be impossible, when using powder of this kind, to close the cover fully. For containers ada ted to receive powder of. this kind, I provi e means on the bottom wall 22 of the cover which will tend to crowd the particles of powder laterally in opposite directions while packing the same provided for the projectin cover so that a comparatively even surfaced layer of powder will be formed underneath the' cover with a comparatively small V-shaped groove formed therein. In bringing the moistened bristles of a tooth brush against the powder, after opening the cover, the powder will be taken up and distributed evenly over the bristles, although a very narrow elongated region along the bristles may be left uncovered.

It will be apparent that by means of my improved container, tooth powder can be brought directly underneath the o ening in the casing, regardless of the quantlty in thecasing, and this is due to the fact that at least that region or portion of the wall opposite the opening will be so closely spaced from the openin that when a comparatively thin layer 0 tooth powder covers said region or portion, the ends of the bristles of a tooth brush will come in contact with the layer so arranged.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A container for tooth powder having an elongated opening, and means to com 7 ing having a depressed portion extendingpress, and form a comparatively thin layer of powder beneath said opening.

2. A container for tooth powder, comprising an elongated casing havin a transverse opening therein, and a cover or said openinto said casing in contact with the powder therein to provide an evenly distributed-layer of tooth powder beneath said opening.

3. A container for tooth powder, comprising a casing ofcomparatively small dimension in one direction and having an elongated opening in one of its walls leading to the interior thereof in the direction of said small dimension, and a cover for said opening having a depressed portion extending toward the wall opposite said opening, said depressed ortion acting to compress thetooth powder Beneath said opening and-provide a compar atively thin evenly-surfaced layer of tooth wder accessible to the bristles of a tooth rush inserted through said opening.

4. A container for tooth powder, comprising an elongated casing having top and bottom walls, edge walls, and end walls, sa1d top and bottom walls being in comparatively close relation and said top wall having a transversely elongated opening provided with a depending apron around said opening extending into said casing, and a cover pivotally secured to one of said edge walls and having a depressed portion extending into said opening with the outlining walls of said depressed portion in contact with said apron, said depressed portion extending into said casing to a greater extent than said apron and serving to form a comparatively thin layer of tooth powder underneath said opening accessible to the bristles of a tooth brush when said cover is swung into open position.

5. A container for tooth powder, comprisingan elongated casing having a top and bottom wall, opposite curved edge walls and opposite end wa ls, said top and bottom walls being spaced apart in closer relation than .the remaining opposite walls of said casing,

said top wall having a-transversely elongated opening near one end of said casing and a depending apron around said opening ex tending into said casing, a transversely elongated cover hinged to one of said edge walls and having a depressed portion extending through sald opening with its bottom wall in comparatively close relation to the bottom wall of the casing at the region beneath said opening so that a coin aratively thin layer of evenly surfaced pow er is provided within said casing beneath said opening, said layer being readily accessible to the bristles of a tooth brush inserted through said opening, and co-acting means at the unhinged ed e of said cover and the corresponding e ge wall of said casing for retaining said cover in closed position.

6. A container for tooth powder, comprising a casing having an elongated opening in one of its walls and having at least that portion of the wall opposite said opening in comparatively close relation thereto so that upon tilting said casing, the tooth powder will be brought underneath said opening regardless of the quantity therein, and a cover for said opening having a portion serving to form a comparatively thin evenly-distributed layer of powder underneath said opening accessible to the bristles of a tooth brush inserted through said opening.

- 7 A container for tooth powder, comprising a casing having an elongated opening in one of its walls and the region of the opposite wall beneath said opening in comparaversely along the inner surface of the opposite wall in a plane at one side of said opening, and a cover for said opening having a depressed portion extending toward said last-mentioned wall, said depressed portion acting to compress the tooth powder beneath said opening and provide a comparatively thin evenly surfaced layer of tooth powder accessible to thebristles of a tooth brush 1nserted through said opening.

9. A container for tooth powder, comprising an elongated casing having top and bottom walls closely spaced apart com aredto the remainin opposite walls of sai casing,

' said top wall having an opening near one end of the casing and said bottom wall having a ocket underneath said opening separated rpm the remainder of the casin and a cover extendin into said opening and terminating directl above said ocket.

10. X container or tooth powder, compris-- ing an elongated casing having top and bottom walls closely spaced apart com ared to the remainin opposite walls of sai casing, said top wallliaving an opening near one end of the casing and said bottom wall having an abutment extending transversely along its. inner surfaceto form a pocket underneath said opening, thus permitting the powder to enter said pocket upon tilting said casing,- and a cover for said openin 11. A container for toot powder, comprising a casin of comparatively small dimensionin one irection and having an elonated openin in one of its wallsleading to t e interior .=t ereof in the direction of said small dimension and an abutment on the inner surface of the opposite wall in a plane at one side. of said opening and spaced a greater distance from one of the end walls of said casing than the other, and a cover for said opening having a depressed portion extendin toward the wall opposite said opening and adapted to compress the tooth powder beneath said opening and provide an evenly-surfaced layer accessible in the bristles of the tooth brush inserted through said openin 12. container for tooth powder, compris-j inlgoan elongated casing having a top wall and a ttom wall more closely spaced a art than,

its remaining opposite walls and aving a transversely elongated opening in said top wall near one end of the casing, said bottomwall having a transversely extending abut ment in a plane between said opening and one end wall of said casing to form a pocket underneath said opening, a cover for said opening having a depressed ortion provided with a flat bottom and exten ing into the casmg, and means on said bottom to move the particles of powder laterally in opposite directions so as to permit oi; fully closing said cover.

13 A container for tooth powder, comprising an elongated casing having a to wall and a bottom wall, an o ening formed in said top wall, a transverse a utment on the inner m s1 ature. WALTER F. CHAI P 

